Minolta F-2900 User guide
9224-2885-11 H-A909
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite.The Dimâge Scan Elite F-2900 is a dual
format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter,
Advanced Photo System film.
This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. Please read
this manual thoroughly to realise all the benefits of your scanner.
The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of the operating system for
your computer (Macintosh OS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT) and its conventions.
Familiarity with the mouse and standard operating system menus and commands is necessary
before operating the driver software for the Dimâge Scan Elite.
This manual does not instruct in the:
• basic use of personal computers.
• use of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Macintosh OS.
• use of Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or Corel Draw.
The examples in this manual use Windows 95.The appearance of some screens may differ from
the examples when using Windows 98, Windows NT, or the Macintosh operating system.
This mark certifies that this product meets the requirements of the EU (European
Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations. CE stands for
Conformité Européenne.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-0003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est comforme à la norm NMB-003 du Canada.
• Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
• This manual may not be copied in part or whole without pr ior written per mission from Minolta Co., Ltd. ©1999
Minolta Co., Ltd.
• Every necessar y caution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this instruction manual. Please contact us if
you have any questions, find any errors, or notice missing information.
• Minolta is not responsible for loss, damage, or other results occurring during the operation of this product.
Tested by the Minolta Corporation 101 Williams Drive Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 USA
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is
subject to the following conditions:(1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
To meet FCC regulations, the SCSI cables used with this scanner
must be equipped with ferrite cores.
Microsoft, Windows®, Windows 95®, Windows 98®, and Windows NT®are registered trademarks
of the Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh™, Apple®, and Power Macintosh®are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Adobe®and Photoshop™ are registered trademar ks of Adobe Systems Incor porated.
Corel Draw™ is a trademark of the Corel Cor poration.
Paint Shop Pro is the copyright of Met’s Corporation.
Other corporate and product names are the trademarks and registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
Please read and understand each caution before using this product.
To avoid fire or electric shock:
• Use only within the voltage range specified on the back of unit.
• Do not expose this unit to liquids.
• Do not insert metal objects into this unit.
• Do not touch the cord or plug if your hands are wet.
• Unplug this unit when it is not in use.
Improper use of the power cord may result in fire or electric shock.
• Insert the plug securely into an electrical outlet.
• Do not pull on the cord. Grasp the plug when removing the power cord from an outlet.
• Do not scratch, twist, modify, heat, or place a heavy object on the power cord.
• Do not connect the ground to a gas pipe, telephone ground, or a water pipe.Improper
grounding can result in electric shock.
This product must have sufficient ventilation while in use. Blocked ventilation
ducts may cause the unit to overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
• Do not use or store this product in dusty or very humid areas.
• This product should be operated in the upright position only. Do not stack any objects on this
product.
If there is smoke, a strange smell, or any other unusual conditions, shut down
and unplug the unit, then contact a Minolta Ser vice Facility.
CAUTION
Unexpected damage may occur if this unit is left unattended near young
children.
Do not attempt to disassemble this product. It contains high-voltage
circuits.Take the product to a Minolta Service facility for repairs.
WARNING
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PACKAGE CONTENTS
1. Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite
2. 35mm Slide and Negative holders
3. SCSI cable SC-11
4. AC power cord
5. DS_Elite driver software and manuals CD ROM
6. Quick Reference Guide
7. Warranty card
8. Photoshop LE CD ROM
The following contents should be included in this package.
Software Registration
Please register this software before using it…
Once registered, you will receive technical support, software upgrade and product
information. Complete and return the enclosed Product & Software Registration form
after detaching it form the Warranty. No postage is necessary.
• The information you provide is confidential and will only be used by Minolta Customer Service and Product
Research & Development.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC/AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
PACKAGE CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
SCANNER SETUP
Setting the SCSI ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Connecting the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installing the Software PC/AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installing the Software Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
STANDARD OPERATION
Launching the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Main Window Command Window - Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Setting the Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Loading the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Inserting the Film Holder into the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Setting the Film Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Prescan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Auto-Exposure Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
AE Area Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Orienting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Image Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Image Correction - Tone Curves/Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Image Correction - Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Image Correction - Hue/Saturation/Lightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Image Correction - Var iation Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Image Correction - Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Image Correction - Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Image Correction Job - Job Save/Job Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Final Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
SCANNING APS FILM
Launch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Specify Film Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Preferences - APS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
APS Adapter - Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Loading the APS Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Inserting the APS Adapter into the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Index Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Index tab – Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Preview and Image Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Scanning the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Removing the APS Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
APPENDIX
Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Scan Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Creating/Deleting Scan Job Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Scan Job File List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
User Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
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SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS
1. Indicator lamp
2. Film slot
3. Film door
4. Power switch
5. SCSI por t - DB25
6. Terminator power switch
7. SCSI ID switches
8. SCSI por t - SCSI-1
9. AC socket
SCANNER SETUP
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Setting the SCSI ID
Tur n off the computer and all the devices in the SCSI chain
before changing SCSI IDs, connecting, or disconnecting SCSI
cables.Hardware damage may occur if this precaution is not
followed.
SETTING THE SCSI ID
A SCSI ID is a unique address you assign to each SCSI device connected to your computer.The
SCSI ID range of your computer is from 0 to 7, however some ID's are already occupied.
1. Turn off the computer and all connected SCSI
devices.
SCSI ID Dip Switch Settings
3. Using a pointed object, set the switches to an
unused SCSI ID.
• The Dimâge Scan Elite’s SCSI ID is factory preset to 5. If 5 is not
occupied, there is no need to change the SCSI ID.
• Two operating SCSI devices in the same SCSI chain cannot share a
SCSI ID.
2. Determine which SCSI IDs are not being used.
IBM PC/AT
Macintosh
Occupied SCSI ID
7 - SCSI host adapter
0 - internal hard drive*
3 - internal CD ROM drive**
7 - operating system
* IDE Macintosh systems do not use SCSI ID 0 for the hard drive.
** SCSI ID 3 is available on the external bus on Macintosh systems with a dual bus.
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CONNECTING THE HARDW ARE
2. Connect one end of the SCSI cable to either SCSI
port on the back of the scanner
• Either SCSI port can be used for other configurations, there is no
dedicated in or out port.
1. Place the scanner on a level surface.
3. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the
SCSI port on the computer or the last device in
the SCSI chain.
Continued on the following page.
Connecting the SCSI Cable
This scanner has been packaged with the SCSI cable SC-11 (DB25-to-SCSI-1).See your dealer if
you require a different SCSI cable.
• To meet FCC regulations, the SCSI cables used with this scanner must be equipped with ferrite cores.
BEFORE Y OU BEGIN…
TURN THE COMPUTER AND ALL CONNECTED
DEVICES OFF.
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CONNECTING THE HARDW ARE
4. Plug the SCSI cable from the next device into the
open port on the back of the scanner.
If there are other devices in your
SCSI chain…
5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket,
then plug it into a grounded outlet.
This decive is to be
used with a power
source within the
voltage as specified on
the back of unit.
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Ter minating the SCSI chain
helps to suppress electronic
noise in the SCSI chain.
Not terminating the SCSI chain
can cause slowdowns, data
errors, crashes, and other
unpredictable errors.
5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC
socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
4. Turn the terminator power switch
(switch 4) to ON.
• An external ter minator is not necessar y with
this scanner.
If the Dimâge Scan Elite is the last or
only device in your SCSI chain…
CONNECTING THE HARDW ARE
This decive is to be
used with a power
source within the
voltage as specified on
the back of unit.
• The Device Wizard dialog box will appear.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – PC/AT
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WINDOWS 95/ WINDOWS 98 WINDOWS NT
1. Turn on the scanner, then turn on the PC.
2. Start the Windows operating system.
This step varies with your specific operating software...
Windows 95
Windows 95 Release 2 (OSR2)
and Windows 98
• The New Hardware Found dialog box will
appear.
3. Click on Cancel.
• This dialog box may appear several times.
Repeat step 3 until the dialog box no longer
appears.
3. Click on Next until the Unknown
Device window appears…
…then click on Finish.
• This dialog box may appear several times.
Repeat step 3 until the dialog box no longer
appears.
Windows NT
3. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel, then double-click on the SCSI
Adapters icon. Confirm that Minolta #2885 appears as a connected
device for your SCSI board.
• If Minolta #2885 does not appear, turn the system off and check all the connections. Repeat the
procedure.
4. Insert the Dimâg e Scan Elite CD-ROM into the CDROM drive.
Dimâge Scan Elite for Windows Setup installs the Twain and Twain_32 driver software into the drive
and folder you select.
• The appearance and/or wording of some dialog boxes may vary depending on the version of Windows running
on your machine.
• These installation instr uctions assume drive D is the CD-ROM drive.
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